RE: Shed Of The Week: Ford Scorpio 24v

[johnmacdonald]

Had two of the previous (better looking in my opinion) Scorpio 2.9 Cosworths. For its time, very fast, very comfortable and reclining rear seats even! Proved to be extremely reliable and enjoyable to drive - although as previously commented, very tail happy - only accident in 50 years involved one of them - three spins on packed snow and gentle slide into only lamp post for miles...

[carinaman]

Turbobanana said:

I had a 2.3 Ultima Estate which answered to the name of Marty (after Marty Feldman, whose unfortunate looks it aped rather well).

Very good!

From the list of things done and the appearance it seems like it's had Alfa obsessive like levels of attention. The seller even seems like a decent person from the advert.

The advert tells me where it is, unlike the lovely looking Alfa 164 SoTW last week that could have been in Scotland or Cornwall.

[Roundozo]

I put a BOB Cosworth out of one of these into a 1973 MK4 ford Cortina. It was fun!! 25mpg is very unrealistic, think it was more around the 17-18 mark but then it was worth it.

[carinaman]

Roundozo said:

I put a BOB Cosworth out of one of these into a 1973 MK4 ford Cortina.

Does not compute.

Does not commute either by the sound of it.

Tony Middlehurst said:

Between those two extremes, just as with Kim Kardashian's ears, there's not much in between.

It's nice to see the Daily Mail website influencing PH for a change than the usual other way around.

This weeks Shed is a Cossie with a Bubble Butt.

[garycat]

Oddball RS said:

Do we actually have a name of who signed of on this restyle, it was 'ok' before, after.....


Turd.. polish... turd... quick rub, nope still not seeing a shine.

I expect whoever it was moved on to Subaru and styled the 2001 Impreza.

[carinaman]

Sadly this video featuring Sir Jackie Stewart is for an earlier Scorpio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omaiE1M8nzY

It also features someone that I suspect was an influence on Alan Partridge.

Wasn't that TV front man later caught out in some Coke and Hookers scandal?

[tali1]

VolvoT5 said:

The non bug-eye versions are much nicer to look at, although not available in an estate?

Edited by VolvoT5 on Friday 1st May 09:22

You can get estate in non bug-eye

http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/f...

[CDP]

I can't help thinking in ten years time this will be very collectable and is likely to go up in value...

[Happyjap]

I generally don't car for this shaped car but this looks enjoyable to own.

[canucklehead]

ugly when new, it has got worse with age. ungainly, badly proportioned, and just plain fugly.

you could put a DFV in this and i would still loathe it.

[VolvoT5]

tali1 said:

You can get estate in non bug-eye

http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/imagecache/file/f...

I've never seen one with a Cosworth engine is what I meant. Although coincidentally there is one on ebay at the moment so I was wrong anyway.

Also, all the talk of 25mpg seems optimistic!

[skinny]

my dad had one of the cosworth saloons. Called the aubergine as it was dark purple and kinda round and oblong.

Remember the pretty nice and smooth engine, which pulled well from what i remember as a kid sat in the back. Always thought it might be interesting to put it into something... interesting

[B'stard Child]

cannelldocam said:

Blimey that's tempting. My j plate senator 3.0 24v is starting to get a bit temperamental in the gearbox department (autobox sometimes disbelieves that it is in P or N when it's warm so refuses to turn over) so this might be a good stop gap until I find the right E39 M5. I prefer the pre-facelift style as well.

That's an easy fix it's either

A - Selector switch

The selector switch is on the side of the gearbox and can be removed without removing the box (3 screws from memory)

Once removed a few self tapers hold the two halves together and it can be opened up - my money is on a bit of moisture in there causing your faults - clean it and then re-grease and put it back together and it should fix your problem

or

B - Hot start issue

There is a well documented solution to the hot start issue which I'll share if need be but the easiest way to diagnose the issue as a "hot start" problem by putting a jump start pack on the battery - if it then starts when warm it's almost certainly a "hot start" issue

[ajmcampbell]

Simply horrid. A

[The Badger]

This guy made win.

[crostonian]

Why would you waste your money running it on Shell V-Power? These were crap when they were new and even more so now. Never be a classic, just old fodder.

[B'stard Child]

Zumbruk said:

Buy it. Put the engine in a Capri (or a TVR 'S') and weigh the rest in. Sorted. One less gopping ugly PoS on the roads.

A mate of mine did just that





Was a bit scruffy but a lot of fun on track



No he didn't catch it

[KM666]

Crikey its not that ugly. Dull maybe but not ugly. I always thought the fiesta was the ugly ford.

[61GT]

The Badger said:

This guy made win.

That looks far better than I remember them, haven't seen one on the road for a long time.

[thenomis]

Great shed, as it grabbed the attention and made me read on, thoroughly entertained.
Awful car, though.
Send me an Omega or Senator any day over this or better still take me back to last week's Alfa 164.